State Ex Rel. Barksdale v. Dees
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
BARHAM, Justice.
On December 20, 1967, Bruce Barksdale filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans. On February 15, 1968, the district judge overruled the State’s opposition, which was based upon its contention that the petition itself disclosed that Barksdale was not entitled to be set at liberty because all grounds presented in the petition either had been passed upon bn the trial of the merits of the case or were untenable under the law. This court issued a writ of certiorari in the matter on February 20, 1968, at the request of the…
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2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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- State v. AugustineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
- State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
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